Full Body Garment

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

This is the garment that I have been having to wear for two weeks.  Let me tell you, if you ever plan on getting this procedure done, definitely do it during the winter time if you’re going to have to wear either the arm or leg compression garments.  For whatever reason, they cause you to really over head.

 

 

There is an opening in the crotch so you have to wear your underwear over it so that when you have to go to the bathroom, you don’t have to take the whole thing off.  I was constantly paranoid that I was going to get it “dirty” if you know what I mean.  Never happened, but didn’t cause me to stop worry about it. LOL

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Day 4 After Pictures

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

Here are the progress pictures for Day 4.  Not a whole lot of change but since I took them, I thought I would post them.  Sorry there’s a lot of draining going on again.

You can see there is a lot less bruising on the back of the thighs in just one days time.

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ParaGuard IUD Follow Up Posting

Posted on November 24, 2012 by

I’ve had the IUD out for about 11 months now.  I have no cramping and my periods are back to being 3-4 days. I stopped taking birth control pills in July when my long-term relationship ended.  I had no interest in having sex with anyone any time soon and I thought it was best not to have any added hormones in my body given how emotional I already was.

I do feel like I’m starting to lose my hair again.  The doctor said that we go through cycles where we will lose more hair than usual.  It is definitely making me self conscious.  I may need to start looking into an alternative for hair loss.

I have not had a yeast infection since its been removed and I have had two UTIs, which were a result of aggressive sexual activity apparently. Talk about a disappointing discovery!

I have no had an annual exam come back with abnormal results since the removal.  As I said before, the IUD can cause your cells to become irritated and inflamed resulting in abnormal results. As a girl, hearing abnormal results for 2+ years made me very uncomfortable.

I do miss the convenience of not having to take a daily pill or worry about getting pregnant.  I did have bad luck while on the pill for 6 months.  In the 6th month, I ended up getting pregnant.  He ended the relationship a week after conception so neither of us knew at the time.  I didn’t even know until I had a miscarriage 5 weeks later.  I thought I was just late from the stress of the breakup.  Needless to say, being on the pill again makes me very concerned.

If anyone has any suggestions for the hair loss, I greatly welcome them!

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Smart Lipo – Inner Thighs – Day 3

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

Monday, I had my upper stomach and back done. On Wednesday, I went back to have my inner thighs done. The pain was minimal in comparison to what I had experienced on Monday. That could also be due to the fact that my body was still in shock.

The procedure was pretty quick. The doctor decided to do CO2 Laser Resurfacing on the outside of my thighs where I had the most excess skin. I was beyond surprised when she brought it up. I knew what it cost me to have the stretch marks done on my stomach and here she was going to do both of my thighs – for nothing?!?!

The one thing that means the most to me about my experience with Dr. Kaufman, is that she is a perfectionist. Yes, she has made a good amount of money off of me, but at the same time, she could easily be in it just for the money and suggest such a service and then say, well, that will be an extra $1,000. They are so incredibly good to me at that office! I absolutely love them!

In these pictures, you’re going to see the scabbing from the CO2 Laser Resurfacing on the thighs. That’s why they look the way that they do. You can also see serious sagging of the skin, which I was in full-blown panic over!

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Here you can see the sagging that I was talking about

The skin is incredibly sensitive. When I took a shower and the water hit my thighs, it felt like constant needles hitting my skin over and over again. It was beyond awful!

You can also see there was a lot more done on my left thigh as it was the “bigger” of the two and has a lot more bruising.

It’s amazing how you can see the fat so much more with the inner thighs than in the picture from Monday. I’m thinking it may be either because the area had never been treated before or because it was such a highly concentrated area of fat – who knows!

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There’s still a lot of healing to do, but definite progress.

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After Pictures – Day 1 – Upper Stomach

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

Here are the pictures that I took the day after I had my upper stomach and back done

I apologize for the drainage, but there was no way to avoid it.  I’ve never drained so much before.  The doctor said that the reason it seems so much worse this time is because the incisions right above my hip bones were the lowest drain points, where before the lowest incision was on my vagina.

I was extremely nervous the first day after the procedure given how much my mid section was bulging out.  I was assured it was just fluid and swelling, but that doesn’t stop me from worrying about it!

I was surprised that I didn’t have more bruising given how painful the procedure was and the fact that it was mostly all over my ribs.

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Before Pictures – Smart Lipo Round 3

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

Here are a series of pictures that I took the night before the procedure.  The first procedure was done on Monday and focused on my mid section from the belly button up to under my ribs.  The doctor also did my back so as to have the best results possible.

So many people think I’m crazy because I complain about my body all the time .. particularly how much I hate my thighs.  No one understands why.  I’ve always been pretty good at buying clothes that hide the parts of my body that I hate.

These pictures should make it clear why I feel the way that I do!

 

I have a bit of a boyish shape – very square.  The doctor said that with the focus being above the belly button, she could help give me more of an hour-glass shape.

My biggest issue is with my left thigh.  If the left thigh looked like the right thigh, I probably would have just deal with it.  But I cannot stand how there are clumps of fat on my inner thigh.

I have little to no fat on my outer thighs, which is surprising.  All those years of running has done me some good, but it hasn’t done anything for the inner thighs.

The turning point for me was really when the dress code at work changed and we were required to wear business attire on a daily basis.  I cannot tell you the number of dress pants that I tried on that looked HORRIFIC.  It went from a “flat” stomach to having my inner thighs sticking out.  I decided that I couldn’t deal anymore so I made the appointment.

I know there will be people who will disagree with my choice.  I have already had a friend asked me if I am addicted.  Anyone who knows the amount of pain that you endure going through this would never assume you were addicted.  Every day I questioned if I really wanted to put myself through this again.  I knew it was going to be really bad.  Ultimately, I decided that I was worth it.  I could handle the pain and I would be happier once this was all over with.

More to come!

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Updates coming

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

I do apologize for not posting how it went on Wednesday when I had my inner thighs done but I’ve been incredibly exhausted and in so much pain that I just haven’t had it in me to do it. I’ve been taking pictures almost daily so you’ll see the progress but trying to keep my eyes open long enough to write it all out is a struggle.

I have to go back to work on Monday which scares me given how I feel right now but fingers crossed tomorrow will be better!

I’ll be sure to post pictures soon!

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